Business Applications Manager

Arnold Magnetic Technologies is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of high-performance permanent magnets, magnetic assemblies, precision thin metals, and engineered materials. With more than 125 years of innovation, Arnold serves a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, medical, energy, and automotive. The company partners with customers worldwide to deliver mission-critical solutions that enable advanced technologies and drive progress.

Arnold is seeking a Business Applications Manager to lead the ongoing deployment, improvement, and integration of our business applications. This hands-on leader will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering technology solutions that support efficient operations and drive business growth.

The role combines strategic leadership with technical execution. The Business Applications Manager will oversee projects, budgets, and vendors while also contributing directly through application configuration, database work, and code development. By partnering across the organization, this role ensures that our systems are aligned with business needs, optimized, and delivering measurable value. The ideal candidate is a versatile manager with strong development skills, experience leading projects, and a proven ability to balance day-to-day execution with long-term vision.

• Lead and mentor a team of application developers, application support, and data specialists.
• Conduct performance reviews, set professional growth goals, and maintain accountability through structured tracking.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and continuous improvement culture.
• Manage external partners and consultants by defining project scope, setting clear expectations, and holding them accountable for deliverables, timelines, and quality of work.

• Plan and oversee improvements, rollouts, and integrations for enterprise applications.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure new system implementations align with business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Provide hands-on support for application configuration, integrations, and custom development when needed.
• Reduce technical debt by consolidating legacy systems and optimizing the application portfolio.
• Oversee the application support process, ensuring requests are managed through the ticketing system and resolved effectively. Coordinate with the Service Desk team on training and escalation from tier 1 issues.

• Lead AI initiatives, including focus groups, training, pilot projects, and tool adoption.
• Evaluate and implement AI-enabled solutions for process automation across functions.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and decision-making through AI.

• Implement and manage a modern data lakehouse architecture to centralize and govern enterprise data.
• Build and support reporting solutions that deliver accurate, timely, and accessible insights.
• Drive self-service reporting capabilities through BI tools, empowering teams to access and act on data.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and alignment with business strategy.

• Implement and refine Agile practices, facilitating sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align priorities, define requirements, and deliver incremental value.
• Champion Agile practices across the organization to drive adoption and efficiency.

• Partner with senior leadership to align business applications, AI initiatives, and data strategy with organizational goals.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps for system rollouts, integrations, and enhancements.
• Manage vendor selection and performance to ensure optimal return on technology investments.

• Establish and enforce development and governance standards, including CI/CD, code reviews, and documentation practices.
• Manage budgets, resource allocation, and vendor contracts to ensure cost efficiency and compliance.
• Maintain centralized documentation and training resources to improve knowledge sharing and adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field required.
• Proven experience managing and delivering enterprise application rollouts, integrations, or major upgrades.
• Strong knowledge of application development practices, databases, and modern integration approaches.
• Demonstrated hands-on technical ability — configuring systems, writing code, or managing data.
• Experience leading projects using Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) with measurable results.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with experience guiding cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to access to export-controlled…